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Peugeot 508 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

32.1% of 20,051 MOT tests of the Peugeot 508 first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.9 (95% CI 96.5–101.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Peugeot 508 built in 2011 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time32.1%all ages tested2019–202420051
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.5–101.3)98.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202420051
Rank among this model's 10 build years6of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202420051
Tested in 20242613testsmedian 121,695 miles20242613
line · Peugeot 508 built 2011 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2011 29.4% vs model normal 30.9% at age 8 · 2019–2024
Built 2011 against Peugeot 508 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 29.4% vs 30.9%; age 9: 29.1% vs 30.1%; age 10: 32.1% vs 32.5%; age 11: 32.6% vs 33.2%; age 12: 35.8% vs 34.7%; age 13: 35.4% vs 34.2%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2011 Peugeot 508 by registration · All Peugeot 508 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2011 Peugeot 508 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Peugeot 508 built 2011: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
84,07929.428–30.830.995.1
93,60229.127.6–30.630.196.6
103,45832.130.6–33.732.598.6
113,31732.631–34.233.298.3
122,98235.834.1–37.534.7103
132,61335.433.6–37.334.2103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,051 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2011 Peugeot 508?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 25.7 items per 100 first tests, against 18.7 across all build years of the Peugeot 508. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot 508 built 2011 against the Peugeot 508 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2011, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.718.75,159
Suspension12.99.32,593
Tyres11.410.42,292
Brakes10.48.72,094
Visibility76.81,402

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,051 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Peugeot 508, 2011 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 103.0.

Peugeot 508 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201198.996.5–101.3no different20,051
2012103.0100.8–105.2worse26,179
2013104.2101.5–106.8worse19,577
201496.492.5–100.3no different9,293
201588.583.9–93.0better6,854
201694.989.7–100.2no different5,949
201783.976.0–91.8better (rough estimate)2,491
201877.867.9–87.7better (rough estimate)1,603
2019105.399.7–110.8no different7,457
2020112.6104.0–121.2worse (rough estimate)3,240

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 102,694 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Peugeot 508 2011 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/peugeot-508/2011/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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